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Hi, Carrie – the Hillsborough County Public Library is applying for a grant from NPR’s StoryCorps, to record oral histories of Tampa’s African-American community. It’s part of a national Griot project, StoryCorps is working on.

http://storycorps.org/initiatives/griot/

I was wondering if the GaYBOR District Coalition had some African-American members whose stories need to be preserved? If so, the Library is asking local groups to write letters of support for the project, to help them get the grant. WMNF is going to write a letter, to let StoryCorps know that we’d help get the word out, do interviews and PSAs, and broadcast a selection of the stories.

If GaYBOR would be interested in participating in the oral history project, I’d be glad to pass on the contact information for the letter. The deadline is January 16.

Thanks for all your good work.

Sheila Cowley
Operations Manager
WMNF 88.5 FM
1210 East ML King Jr Blvd
Tampa FL 33603
813-238-8001 x 122
813-865-8254 direct
cowley@wmnf.org